Latvians in Lithuania

Latvians in Lithuania
Latvieši Lietuvā
Total population
	2,025; 0.07% of the Lithuanian Population
Regions with significant populations
	Palanga, tiny population in Vilnius and Klaipėda
Languages
	Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian
Religion
	Protestantism, Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
	Other Latvians

The Latvian minority in Lithuania (Latvian: latvieši, Lithuanian: latviai) numbered 2,025 persons at the 2011 census, and at 0.07% of the total population of Lithuania, being the 9th biggest national minority.^[2] The Latvian national minority in Lithuania has a long history.

According to the 2011 census, 46.2% of Latvians speak Latvian as their mother tongue, while Lithuanian is native for 27.8%, Russian - 14.6% of Latvians. 3.95% of Latvians are bilingual in terms that they have 2 mother tongues.^{[citation needed]}

Cities with a relatively significant Latvian proportion:

Palanga – 0.97%
Naujoji Akmenė – 0.55%

Famous Lithuanians of Latvian descent

Romualdas Ozolas, a nationalist thinker^[3]
Baiba Skurstene, a Lithuanian-Latvian singer

References

^ Lithuania census 2011^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Ozolas, Romualdas (2007). "1973 12 13". Supratimai: parinktos 1956 - 2006 metų metafizinio dienoraščio mintys. Vilnius: Naujoji Romuva. ISBN 978-9955-9768-4-4.

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[1] Lithuania census 2011^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Ozolas, Romualdas (2007). "1973 12 13". Supratimai: parinktos 1956 - 2006 metų metafizinio dienoraščio mintys. Vilnius: Naujoji Romuva. ISBN 978-9955-9768-4-4.

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